Saudi Arabia's broken Hollywood dreams: Big ambitions clashed with delays, cost overruns, and political controversy

Tech Insider : Business
A TV with the Saudi Arabian flag glitching.
 

Getty; Rebecca Zisser/BI

Neom is a '50-plus-year plan,' says Saudi Arabia's finance minister

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
A conceptual image of the planned design for The Line in Saudi Arabia's Neom, shows a large mirrored facade extending out into the water from the desert.
The planned design for The Line in Neom.

Neom

Neom, Saudi Arabia's high-tech desert city, is heading for a dialed-down first stage as costs soar

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Neom infinity pool
Neom is scaling back its ambitious plans as costs swell.

Neom

Saudi Arabia's ruler used to be one of Trump's biggest fans. This time it's complicated.

Tech Insider : Politics
Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman shakes Donald Trump's hand.
Donald Trump cultivated connections with Saudi Arabia during his time as president and after he left office. Mohammed bin Salman seemed to welcome his brash style.

MANDEL NGAN / AFP

The Line — a key part of Saudi Arabia's Neom project — is a visionary but flawed concept, urban planners say

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A conceptual image of the planned design for The Line in Saudi Arabia's Neom, shows a large mirrored facade extending out into the water from the desert.
A rendering of The Line in Neom.

Neom

Saudi Arabia parts ways with the CEO of Neom, its new desert megacity

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Saudi CEO of NEOM Nadhmi al-Nasr speaks during the last day of the Future Investment Initiative FII conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh on October 25, 2018. - The summit, nicknamed
Nadhmi al-Nasr has stepped down as CEO of Neom.

FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

2 of the world's biggest oil producers are looking for new ways to power their economies

Tech Insider : Economy
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman talking. Entourage in background.
Russia and Saudi Arabia are rethinking their economies.

Alexey Nikolsky/Pool/AFP

China's economic issues are so serious that even the oil market doesn't care about Middle East tensions — for now

Tech Insider : Economy
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
China and Saudi Arabia are impacting oil prices more than Israel's actions in the Middle East.

Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

The Line will be more resort than real city, says consultant for Saudi Arabia's Neom

Tech Insider : Travel
The Line, NEOM
A rendering of The Line, a key part of Saudi Arabia's Neom megaproject.

NEOM

Saudi Arabia's Neom is getting electric shuttle ships that appear to hover over water to transport passengers in its waterways

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The shuttle ships coasting on bright blue water.
The Candela electric shuttle ships are set to transport passengers in Neom's waterways.

Candela

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